US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a press conference calling for the military to turn their backs on President Assad.

Mrs Clinton has also said Syrians in the military who still support President Bashar Assad should turn against him.

Speaking at a news conference in Morocco yesterday she added: 'The longer you support the regime's campaign of violence against your brothers and sisters, the more it will stain your honour.

'If you refuse, however, to prop up the regime or take part in attacks on your fellow citizens, your countrymen and women will hail you as heroes.'

The statement came as 45 Syrian civilians and soldiers were killed yesterday in fighting over Syria's future that coincided with the vote on a new constitution that could keep President Bashar Assad in power until 2028.

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